Vocabulary

colouring; coloring; colorant

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference

to emboss; to carve in relief

tax collection; taxation

town council

chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople

hearing (by a government agency)

direct delivery

one's own handwriting; autograph

stagnation; inactivity

ratification; confirmation

small amount (of money); small sum

extent; degree; measure

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

changing schools

telephone line

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

every second

end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish

esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

private ownership

sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free

without notice; without leave (e.g. absence)

noted product; local specialty

to name; to call; to christen; to term

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

(writing, painting) brush

deadly poison

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

in name but not in reality

prostitute; harlot

foresight; foreknowledge; divination

blank space; margin; blank canvas

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate